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Spacecraft could put Mars within reach, according to CEO Elon Musk
The Falcon Heavy may be a remarkable rocket, particularly after its successful maiden launch on Tuesday, but SpaceX has something more impress... Read This Article...

“It gives me confidence that BFR is really quite workable.”
Elon Musk reveled in the moment on Tuesday night after his Falcon Heavy rocket flew into space. The world's most powerful booster had done its job, a... Read This Article...

he SpaceX CEO clears up a few things and theorizes a ‘Falcon Super Heavy’
Less than a day before the first scheduled launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy, CEO Elon Musk took questions about the rocket from report... Read This Article...

It’s wearing the SpaceX suit Musk teased in photos last year
Tomorrow is a big day for Elon Musk: his company SpaceX will be launching the new Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Can... Read This Article...

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a launch license for the inaugural launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, scheduled for Feb. 6.
The FAA has issued a launch license for the first Falcon... Read This Article...

Yesterday, SpaceX launched its second Falcon 9 rocket of the year from Florida, but the company chose not to land the booster after takeoff and instead dispensed it in the ocean. In a weird twist, the Falcon 9 ... Read This Article...

Elon Musk’s unbelievable plan to use his own Tesla Roadster as the demonstration payload for the inaugural test launch of SpaceX’s new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, is reportedly set to happen on February 6.
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We’ve been waiting for so long. SpaceX has managed to keep anticipation for its Falcon Heavy debut high since first announcing it back in 2011.
Falcon Heavy on the launchpad.SpaceX
Testing was delaye... Read This Article...

The company needs Air Force support
As long as the government shutdown continues, SpaceX won’t be able to test fire the company’s new Falcon Heavy rocket. The company needs support from the US Air Force to do ... Read This Article...

WASHINGTON – Rocket Lab announced Jan. 20 that the second launch of its Electron small rocket was a success, reaching orbit and deploying three cubesats.
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifts off from the comp... Read This Article...

SpaceX and Boeing still have a long road ahead to crewed flights
NASA’s ambitious initiative to fly astronauts on commercial spacecraft continues to suffer from schedule delays, as well as questions regarding ... Read This Article...

WASHINGTON — The successful launch of an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) Jan. 11 marked not just the return to flight of the rocket but also major achievements for several of the companies with pay... Read This Article...

"As of right now reviews of the data indicate Falcon 9 performed nominally.”
On Sunday night SpaceX launched the Zuma satellite into space. What we know for sure is that the first stage of the rocket behaved n... Read This Article...

SpaceX kicked off the new year with a mystery-shrouded mission to deliver a government spacecraft, called Zuma, into orbit.
After more than a month of delays, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket vaulted toward the skies ... Read This Article...

GLASSBORO, New Jersey — Angola’s new satellite is communicating normally with ground teams again after losing contact shortly following launch.
Moscow-based Energia, manufacturer of Angosat-1, as well as the... Read This Article...

MT LAUREL, New Jersey — A Zenit rocket, flying for the first time in two years, successfully orbited Angola’s debut satellite Angosat-1 on Dec. 26.
The land-launched Zenit lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmod... Read This Article...

Eat your heart out, Ludicrous mode
Weeks after announcing that he plans to send an original Tesla Roadster to space atop a Falcon Heavy rocket, Elon Musk has released photos of the car being prepped for launch... Read This Article...

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — In a break from its now-standard practice, SpaceX will not attempt a landing of the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on its next launch this week, the company confirmed Dec. 19.
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WASHINGTON — Controllers have been unable to contact a weather satellite launched on a Soyuz rocket from the country’s new spaceport Nov. 28, raising fears of a launch failure.
A Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifts off... Read This Article...

SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell — a finalist for SpaceNews'Corporate Executive of the Year award — previews 2018 in an exclusive interview .
SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell at SpaceX's m... Read This Article...

NASA has successfully launched for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the first in a series of four highly advanced polar-orbiting satellites, equipped with next-generation technology an... Read This Article...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch what just might be the company's most mysterious payload yet tonight (Nov. 16) — the secret Zuma mission for the U.S. government — and you can watch it live online.
A fi... Read This Article...

A Cygnus cargo spacecraft will blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) this Saturday (Nov. 11) to deliver supplies and some fascinating science experiments to the Expedition 53 crew.
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SpaceX aims to pull off another launch-and-landing double play today (Oct. 30), and you can watch all the spaceflight action live.
A SpaceX two-stage Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch the KoreaSat 5A co... Read This Article...

People will soon be able to fly from city to city within minutes, rocket and car entrepreneur Elon Musk says.
Artwork: The BFR would assume the roles performed by current SpaceX vehicles
Elon Musk: "T... Read This Article...

The six rockets that have attempted land landings have all touched down just fine
SpaceX has landed yet another one of its Falcon 9 rockets after launching the vehicle into space this afternoon. The rocket t... Read This Article...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the last brand-new Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) Monday (Aug. 14), and you can watch all the action live online.
The Falcon 9 is slated... Read This Article...

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